Acta Medica Medianae Vol. 46, No
4, December, 2007 UDK 61 YU ISSN 0365-4478
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Aleksandra Stanković
Institut za zaštitu zdravlja
Bulevar dr Zorana Đinđića 50, 18000 Niš
Srbija i Crna Gora
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tHe inflUenCe of tHe living plaCe on tHe exposUre
to tHe indoor air pollUtion
Aleksandra Stanković, Dragana Nikić i Maja Nikolić
Institut za zaštitu zdravlja u Nišu
There are
many sources of indoor air pollution in any home. The exposure to
pollutants of the indoor air pollution provokes very serious health
problems. Pregnant women belong to sensitive groups of population,
and exposure to the indoor air pollution influence the mother’s
health and intrauterine growth.
In this respect, the aim of this research is to assess the exposure
of pragnant women to the indoor air pollution, who live in different
zones of the town, and also to determine a possible difference in
that exposure. A standard questionnaire prepared by WHO was used in
the study. The questionnaire included questiones on the place of
living and its characteristics. 327 pregnant women over 25 years af
age living in different zones of the town took part in the
investigation. One group (174) lives in the center of Niš, and the
other one (153) lives in the suburb.
On the basis of the results obtained, we concluded that the
examinees living in the immediate surrounding of Nis were
statistically significantly more exposed to the factors of the
indoor air pollution. Our investigation showed that the place of
living influences decreased or increased exposure to the majority of
the indoor air pollution factors. Acta Medica Medianae 2005; 44
(33): 9 – 14.
Key words: indoor air pollution, pregnancy, exposure |